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Our student-athletes had the opportunity to hear from @VanderbiltU historian Brandon Byrd about the significance of #Juneteenth. Thank you, @bronaldbyrd.
#AnchorDownThanks to Dr. Byrd for sharing his knowledge about #Juneteenth. We should all be inspired by the perseverance that transformed our Nation. Emancipation may have occurred on paper, but we are still working collectively towards freedom, equity, and equality to advance our society.
Educate. Elevate. Celebrate.
Our student-athletes had the opportunity to hear from @VanderbiltU historian Brandon Byrd about the significance of #Juneteenth. Thank you, @bronaldbyrd.
#AnchorDown@EarlBBennett @VanderbiltU Big thanks for the invite, Earl. Enjoyed coming through and honoring the day 🙏🏾
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Draft Day #StoryTimeWithJP
By Jerraud Powers Iron Bowl 2008. We lost to Alabama for the first time in six years. I remember sitting in the locker room talking with Senderrick Marks about the game and plans for the future. Sen was projected to go in the first round of the draft. He knew before the season began that there was a chance he could enter the draft after the season was over. We were both juniors at the time and before we could make it to the bus, we got word that Coach Tubb had gotten fired. At the moment, I had planned on returning to school for my senior season. Sen’ told …
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Jerraud Powers intercepts Peyton Manning #StoryTimeWithJP
By Jerraud Powers My first training camp in the NFL was tough. Two-a-day practices and a defensive coach who thought I couldn’t do anything right. Every athlete has had the one coach who saw a wrong in every right thing that they did. Larry Coyer was my defensive coordinator, and he had to be 70 years old (or older) at the time. My roommate for camp was Jacob Lacey. He was out of Oklahoma State and was a baller. In our coaches eyes, we were too cool and too relaxed for his liking. We rarely showed any emotion when it came to work but we worked hard and had a …
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The Rookie Dinner #StoryTimeWithJP
2009, week 6. The day was set for me and another fellow rookie to take the secondary out to what is called, “The Rookie dinner.” I had heard plenty of stories from the past that were not encouraging, but I wanted to have a good time and enjoy the night. We all get to Ruth’s Chris Steak House at 7pm. They take our group to a secluded back room where expensive looking champagne and liquor bottles were set up nicely and circled the entire room. The waitress is opening a particular champagne bottle and filling glasses every other second. Another waiter is bringing food in every five minutes, well at least that’s how it seemed. The veteran players were starting to fill the room, and I noticed something wrong immediately. Most of the players brought either …
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